Rosalie Fortin-Trahan, Erika Sjolin, Amy Lack, Cristina Lopez de Arbina, Amy McFadden-Bennett, Lidan Wang, John D Baird, Yasuko Rikihisa, Luis G Arroyo
Potomac horse fever (PHF) is characterized by fever, depression, anorexia, ileus, diarrhea, and occasionally, laminitis. The disease is caused by infection with Neorickettsia risticii and/or N. findlayensis . Equids of all ages may be affected; however, the condition has not been well-characterized in foals. This report describes clinical signs, laboratory findings, and treatment of 2 foals diagnosed with PHF in southwestern Ontario. Feces submitted for an equine PCR panel tested positive for Neorickettsia spp...
December 2023: Canadian Veterinary Journal. la Revue Vétérinaire Canadienne